Linux Engineer Manager – Quant Trading

Overview

In this role you will lead and grow a team of Linux engineers supporting production trading systems. You will contribute hands-on while transitioning into management, shaping the platform that powers critical trading workloads. You’ll foster cross-team partnerships to improve service delivery and tackle OS-to-systems programming challenges at scale. The role combines technical leadership with strategic planning to align platform improvements with business objectives. This is an opportunity to drive technical excellence in a fast-paced, data-driven trading environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance to a growing team of Linux engineers (managers and ICs)
• Maintain and enhance the platform powering production trading systems
• Mentor and support team members to help them excel
• Foster firm-wide partnerships and a collaborative environment
• Analyze and resolve technical challenges from OS fundamentals to systems programming
• Coordinate large-scale efforts to improve service delivery and team productivity
• Assist with short- and long-term planning to optimize performance and align with business goals

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent)
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Strong programming experience and willingness to learn a new language
• Proven experience leading and supporting individuals and teams
• Ability to build strong organizational partnerships
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills (technical, process, people)
• In-depth knowledge of Linux OS fundamentals
• Proficiency in Unix command line and shell scripting
• Practical experience with modern Linux systems and systems programming concepts
• Basic understanding of network protocols

• communication
• leadership
• collaboration
• Linux OS fundamentals
• Unix shell scripting
• systems programming concepts

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